SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, October 25,1993
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Kansas could not get started sooner, loses to Oklahoma
Henley continues to pile up yardage
By Matt Doyle
Kansan sportswriter
NORMAN, Okla. — Another slow start led to another road defeat for the Kansas Javahawks.
Saturday's 38-23 defeat at Oklahoma was a case of too little, too late for the Jayhawks. Kansas trailed 31-7 at halftime and did not have enough in the second half to defeat the Oklahoma Sooners.
"We had a lousy first half and a good second half," said Kansas coach Glen Mason. "From that standpoint I'm pleased, but I was and am not pleased with the first半."
"Our team needs to learn how to hang in there early because we have had a history this year of bad starts."
Kansas has scored only nine first-quarter points through eight games this season.
Sooner senior quarterback Cale Gundy directed Oklahoma 80 yards on the game's opening drive for a touchdown. Gundy scored the touchdown on the 4-yard scramble with 9:14 remaining in the first quarter. The point after made the score 7-0.
Scott Blanton's 32-yard field goal increased the Sooner advantage to 10-10 in the first quarter. Then the Jayhawks awoke from their typical first quarter insomnia.
Freshman tailback June Henley capped an 84-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run to pull Kansas within three at 10-7 with 9:32 left in the second quarter. Henley had another big day for Kansas, running 178 yards on 32 carries.
However, Gundy had a big day as well for Oklahoma. He twice led the Sooners on two-play touchdown drives in the next 3:36 to increase the Sooner lead to 24-7.
Gundy connected with sophomore wide receiver JaJuan Penny for a 58-yard touchdown to give Oklahoma a 17-7 lead. Then on the next series, sophomore wide receiver P.J. Mills scored on a 62-yard reverse play that made the score 24-7.
"We gave up two two-play touchdown drives easily," said senior free safety Clint Browen. "That's 14 points. You can't win if those things happen."
The Sooners added another touchdown with 55 seconds left in the first half. Gundy connected with senior wide receiver Corey Warren from 22 yards for a 31-7 lead.
By the numbers
| | KU | OU |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| First Downs | 26 | 26 |
| Rushes-Yards | 51:268 | 39:181 |
| Passing Yards | 225 | 324 |
| Return Yards | 44 | 64 |
| Comp-Att | 1027.70 | 1026.0 |
| Staked-Yards Lost | 4:18 | 3:14 |
| Punts | 4:45 | 2:45 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1:0 | 2:0 |
| Penalties-yards | 7:35 | 3:25 |
| Time of Possession | 32:31 | 27:29 |
OKLAHOMA 38, KANSAS 25
Kansas          14      12     2 — 23
Oklahoma 10    01     21     0     7 — 38
OU Gundy 4 run (Blanton kick)
OU FG Blanton 32
KU — Henley 2 run (Eichloff kick)
OU Penny 58 pass from Gundy (Blanton kick)
OU Mills 62 run (Blanton kick)
OU Warren 22 pass from Gundy (Blanton kick)
KU Good 3 run (Eichloff kick)
OU Willford 1 pass from Preston (Eichloff kick)
OU Warren 18 pass from Gundy (Blanton kick)
SU Safety. Steele sacks Gundy in end zone
Kansas junior fullback Costello Good ran in from 3 yards out with 10.10 left in the third quarter to make the score 31-14. Junior quarterback Ashei Preston hit junior tight end Brent Willeford for a 1-yard touchdown with no time left in the third quarter to cut the Sooner margin to 31-21. The reception was Willeford's first career touchdown.
Source: The Associated Press
Mason said he thought the Jayhawks had the momentum entering the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately, the Jayhawks let the momentum go. Oklahoma marched 80 yards on the following possession, culminating in an 18-yard touchdown reception for Warren from Gundy.
"I felt the momentum was going our way, but you got to keep it going," Mason said. "It doesn't do you any欢 if you let it go."
"We had some big plays, and that's important," Oklahoma coach Gary Gibbs said.
On Kansas' last three possessions of the game, the Jayhawks moved the ball to the Sooner 34, 1 and 7-yard line. But the Sooner defense held the Jayhawks on all three fourth-down plays.
Senior defensive tackle Mike Steele closed out the scoring by sacking Gundy in the end zone for a safety with 1:29 remaining in the game.
Still, the first half performance placed Kansas in a deep hole from which it could not get out.
"You are doomed if you think you want to get into a shootout and try to win 38-36," Mason said. "That is not the way you win. You need a good, solid defense, and our defense had the ability to be more solid that they are right now."
Richard Davenport / RANGAM
Kansas running back June Henley reaches for extra yards. Henley ran for 178 yards on 32 carries against Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla. Kansas lost 38-23.
Sooner QB recovers from concussion, gives Jayhawks' defense headache
"They allowed us to do a lot of different things, and we felt coming in that we would have a lot of big plays," Gundy said.
Bv Matt Dovle
Kansan sportswriter
Gundy was able to take advantage of the coverages used by the Kansas defensive backs for big plays.
NORMAN, Okla. — One week after he left the Colorado game with a concussion, Oklahoma senior quarterback Cale Gundy proved to be a major headache for the Kansas defense.
Gundy completed 19 of 26 passes for 324 yards and three touchdowns in the Sooners' 38-23 victory against the Jayhawks. The Sooner quarterback did not practice at full speed until Wednesday because of the concussion. However, he showed no ill effects in the game Saturday.
Gundy's passing yardage was the fourth-best ever by a Sooner quarterback. He is now credited with the top four passing games in Sooner history.
"My advice to Gary Gibbs would be to not practice him next week either. Let him rest," said Kansas coach Glen Mason. "I respect talent. But I also respect guys with guts, and I've always thought he's been a gutsy performer."
With the score 10-7 in the second quarter, Gundy found sophomore wide receiver JaJuan Penny for a 58-yard touchdown. Penny caught the ball in front of sophomore safety Keith Rodgers at the Jayhawk 40-yard line, then ran untouched down the middle to the end zone.
Oklahoma had 20 plays that gained at least 10 yards.
"We ran some deeper pass patterns than we have been running," Gundy said. "I'm confident that my receivers can get open and beat guys one-on-one."
Gundy came up big on the Sooners' final touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter. With the score 31-21 and Oklahoma facing a third down and 10 at the Sooner 20-yard line, Gundy completed an 11-yard pass to senior receiver Corev Warren for a first down.
The third down completion went through the hands of Blevins and into Warren's.
Gundy also connected with Warren later in the drive for an 18-yard touchdown pass that gave Oklahoma a 38-21 lead. On both passes to Warren, freshman cornerback Tony Blevins was the defender for the Jayhawks.
"I must not have been concentrating enough because that should have been an interception and touchdown for us," Blevins said. "I made critical mistakes in critical situations of the game."
Richard Devinki/KANSAN
Oklahoma senior quarterback Cale Gundy goes back to pass. Guily led the Sooners to 505 yards of total offense against the Jayhawks on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
Kansas senior strong safety Robert Vaughn said he left the game impressed by Gundy's performance.
"Gundy had a lot to prove today since some people probably questioned his ability to play today," Vaughn said. "He came out with something to prove, and he proved it."
Top 25 teams
| State | Record | Pts | Pvs |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Florida State (62) | 7-00 | 1,550 | 1 |
| 2. Notre Dame | 8-00 | 1,484 | 2 |
| 3. Ohio State | 7-00 | 1,380 | 3 |
| 4. Miami | 5-10 | 1,311 | 6 |
| 5. Alabama | 6-01 | 1,299 | 4 |
| 6. Nebraska | 7-00 | 1,288 | 5 |
| 7. Arizona | 7-00 | 1,143 | 7 |
| 8. Tennessee | 5-11 | 1,101 | 8 |
| 9. Florida | 7-10 | 1,043 | 10 |
| 10. Florida | 5-10 | 1,041 | 9 |
| 11. Texas A&M | 6-10 | 923 | 11 |
| 12. Penn State | 5-10 | 806 | 14 |
| 13. West Virginia | 6-10 | 741 | 18 |
| 14. Oklahoma | 6-10 | 709 | 17 |
| 15. UCLA | 5-20 | 653 | 19 |
| 16. Virginia | 5-20 | 651 | 21 |
| 17. Louisville | 7-10 | 496 | 20 |
| 18. North Carolina | 7-10 | 440 | 12 |
| 19. Washington | 5-20 | 417 | 22 |
| 20. Colorado | 4-21 | 412 | 16 |
| 21. Wisconsin | 6-10 | 313 | 15 |
| 22. Michigan State | 6-10 | 309 | 24 |
| 23. Indiana | 6-10 | 179 | 1 |
| 24. Michigan | 4-30 | 145 | 13 |
| 25. Kansas State | 5-11 | 128 | — |
Other receiving votes: Washington State 43, Boston College 39, California 22, Virginia Tech 21, Wyoming 21, Fresno State 13, Syracuse 12, North Carolina St. 8, Southern Cal 5, Mississippi 4, Clemson 2, Illinois 1, Southwest Louisiana 1.
William Alix / KANSAN
Source: The Associated Press
Anything for kicks
Jilvier Tamaud, Besaçon, France, graduate student, slide tackles José Andres Gumucio, La Paz, Bolivia, senior. Every other Saturday afternoon, Kansas students get together for a friendly game of soccer on the field between Robinson Center and the Computer Center.
Practice meet features team talent
Bv Kent Hohlfeld
Kansan sportswriter
Friday's meet was only a practice for the team's first collegiate competition of the season, which is in two weeks, but it gave Kempf a chance to evaluate his team's progress.
If every swim meet went as smoothly as Friday night's intrasquad meet at Robinson Natatorium, Kansas coach Gary Kempf would have a less stressful life.
He said that he was pleased with what he saw.
"We're a much better team than we were last year at this time," Kempf said. "We have more depth, more talent and higher expectations."
The only flaw in the evening was when junior Frankie Hanson aggravated a muscle pull in her rib cage during the 1.000-meter freestyle event.
Kempf said that the injury had not been serious and that he expected her to return to practice Monday.
"We're just going to have her lay off it for a day or two," Kemp said.
The meet was a chance for the swimmers to showcase themselves before Kempf makes final decisions about which events each swimmer will compete in.
MEN'S & WOMEN'S SWIMMING
"I haven't made any set decisions yet," Kempf said.
Several freshmen had strong performances in the meet. Erik Jorgensen swam what would have been last season's second fastest time in the men's 1,000-meter freestyle race.
Jorgensen said that he had not been surprised by his time of 9 minutes, 25.13 seconds.
He said he thought that his performance in the intrasquad meet could help his placement on the team. He enjoyed the meet and thought it was a good way to ease into the season, he said.
The men's team will open its season Nov. 6 in a dual meet against the Missouri Tigers in Columbia, Mo.
Freshman Emily Peters had a strong performance in the women's 1,000-meter race. Her time of 10 minutes, 18.75 seconds, was almost three seconds ahead of Hanson and junior Heather Switzer.
"I think we'll continue to work hard right up to Missouri," Jorgensen said.
Peters said that moving up to the 1,000-meter distance had been a challenge.
"I usually do the 200 freestyle, but I like to get a variety," Peters said.
She said that although the intrasquad had been a good first meet for the team, the real test would be Nov. 5 when the women's team faced the Colorado State Rams in Lawrence. The team will join the men's squad the next day for the dual meet with the Tigers.
Kempf said that the meet had been a good indication of what his freshmen were capable of doing this season. He said he thought that the freshmen were going to be impact athletes for the team.
"I was pleasantly surprised tonight," Kempf said.
"I'm not surprised very often."
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas has mixed success in weekend volleyball matches
By Gerry Fey
A Tale of Two Voleyball Teams.
If a book were written about the Jayhawks this weekend, that would be its title.
After No. 13 nationally-ranked Colorado dominated Kansas 15-2, 15-6, 15-13 Friday night, Kansas, 13-9, defeated Southwest Missouri State 15-10, 15-13, 15-3 Saturday.
"ATale of Two Volleyball Teams."
Kansas started out on the wrong foot against Colorado, with lack of communication causing problems for Kansas early in the first game. The Buffaloes took over, hammering 11 kills without a single error.
"We just started off with a couple of plays where we let the ball drop," senior setter and outside hitter Shelby Lard said. "We didn't fix it, and we let that get us down."
Both matches were played in Allen Field House, but it looked as if different Kansas teams showed up for each match.
The Colorado match was the first time Kansas has used two setters this year, with Lard and sophomore Lesli Steinert sharing duty at that position. In previous matches it has been Steinert exclusively controlling the offense
Lard said she liked the change.
"I think it really worked well," Lard said. "Sometimes it changes the rhythm. It's something else for the opponent to look at."
One bright spot for Kansas was senior rightside player and middle hitter Erin Kramer. She ended the match with eight kills and a .300 hitting percentage, both team highs.
The change did not work well against Colorado though, as Steinert and Lard combined for 16 sets compared to 36 for the Buffaloes.
Although the Jayhawks lost game three 13-15, Kramer and senior middle blocker Cyndee Kanabel helped Kansas come back from a 6-14 deficit. In seven unanswered points, Kramer and Kanabel combined for three kills before Colorado ended the game and match.
Because of that comeback, Kansas had an easier time getting ready for its nonconference match with Southwest Missouri State on Saturday. Kansas defeated the Bears 3-0 and controlled the match from the start.
"It was a total turn around from last night," sophomore outside hitter Tracie Walt said. "We took over where we left off in our comeback in game three. We didn't have anything to lose. They weren't in our conference, so I think we were looser."
In game one Kansas jumped to an 11-3 advantage, thanks in part to the blocking by the Kansas front line. But when the Bears attempted a comeback, it was Walt who made the difference.
Kansas went on to win the game 15-10 and later won the match. Southwest Missouri State coach Linda Dollar said her team did not play to its potential. The Bears came into the match having six of their last seven matches.
On three occasions she got the ball back for Kansas with three kills. With the score 12-10, Walt's last shot was a dink where she jumped up for an apparent spike but tipped it just over the hands of Southwest Missouri State blockers.
"I'm not taking anything away from Kansas," Dollar said. "I don't think we played near as well as we've been playing. We were pathetic. We hadhitting errors, blocking errors, and we didn't get any calls from the referees. Nothing went our way."
On the other side of the net, Lard said things went well for Kansas, including some of the officials' decisions.
"It all worked out for us," Lard said. "We were having fun. Things looked a lot smoother."
Despite Kansas' 1-1 record this weekend, Lard said she was concerned that the team did not play well against Big Eight teams.
"I don't think we feel that way, but we play like we're intimidated," she said. "We need to convince ourselves that we can beat Big Eight teams. I know don't what the deal is."